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17 December 2012

On The Tummy Spot: Baek Yuen Korean Restaurant in Silang, Cavite

If you
remember a previous post I had a while back featuring a good Korean restaurant
in nearby Dasmarinas, then I introduce its sister restaurant in Silang (a place
on the way to Tagaytay) also with the name of Baek Yuen. Here the banchans
given to us were more than what was given in their Dasma restaurant, but
basically the prices were the same and offerings were the same although the
space in this Silang branch is bigger and it featured a floor seating dinner
table arrangement too.

I ordered the
usual SamGyeopSal and for all those who are familiar with the Korean restaurant
setting here – the minimum order of SamGyeopSal has to be 2 orders so I asked
our friendly waitress to split between the samgyeopsal and the beef
counterpart. The beef version has less fat content and they are sliced thinly
for easy cooking.

After a while our parade of banchans started to arrive and of
course I was well pleased with all the delicious little side dishes and of
course the always present kimchi. There were actually 3 types of kimchis served to us and even a block of steamed egg as part of the banchan repertoire. The most appealing banchan for me was the sauteed eggplant which had a very velvety and sweet texture and taste.

We had fun
grilling our meats and eating them up too. The pork and beef were all wonderfully prepared and grilled just right by our server. We also ordered JINRO soju to drink
which was really really strong. The soju has a very clean and straight up taste. Aside from the free side dishes that go with
eating in a Korean restaurant, we also got a stone bowlful of my favorite spicy
doenjjang jjigae (soybean paste soup).

No room for dessert at the end, but the
restaurant gave us an extra treat – free fresh pineapples to finish of the
hearty meal!

Comforting,
spicy, and generous Korean meal at Baek Yuen is always a winner!